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Characterization of Mineral Composition and Nutritional Value of Acacia Green Pods
The Acacia genus is considered one of the most invasive taxa in some habitats, namely coastal dunes, maritime calcareous soils, fresh lands in the valleys, mountainous areas, and the banks of watercourses and roadsides. In Portugal, the severity risk is very high, so this study aimed to evaluate the...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10180956/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37176911 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/plants12091853 |
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author | Pedro, Soraia I. Antunes, Carlos A. L. Horta, Carmo Pitacas, Inês Gonçalves, Joana Gominho, Jorge Gallardo, Eugenia Anjos, Ofélia |
author_facet | Pedro, Soraia I. Antunes, Carlos A. L. Horta, Carmo Pitacas, Inês Gonçalves, Joana Gominho, Jorge Gallardo, Eugenia Anjos, Ofélia |
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description | The Acacia genus is considered one of the most invasive taxa in some habitats, namely coastal dunes, maritime calcareous soils, fresh lands in the valleys, mountainous areas, and the banks of watercourses and roadsides. In Portugal, the severity risk is very high, so this study aimed to evaluate the nutritional and mineral contents of the green pods as a potential source for livestock feeds and soil fertilizer because, as far as we know, there is no use for this species. The seven different species of Acacia (Acacia mearnsii Link, Acacia longifolia (Andrews) Willd, Acacia melanoxylon R. Br., Acacia pycnantha Bentham, Acacia dealbata Link., Acacia retinodes Schlecht, and Acacia cyclops A. Cunn. ex G. Don fil) were evaluated. The results showed that Acacia green pods have a high protein, fibre and minerals content, especially in potassium (K), calcium (Ca) and magnesium (Mg). All species present a different profile of the studied parameters, suggesting different potentials for their future use. Near-infrared spectroscopy was a potential tool to predict the earlier quality of the Acacia green pods to better select the raw material for the different applications. |
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spelling | pubmed-101809562023-05-13 Characterization of Mineral Composition and Nutritional Value of Acacia Green Pods Pedro, Soraia I. Antunes, Carlos A. L. Horta, Carmo Pitacas, Inês Gonçalves, Joana Gominho, Jorge Gallardo, Eugenia Anjos, Ofélia Plants (Basel) Article The Acacia genus is considered one of the most invasive taxa in some habitats, namely coastal dunes, maritime calcareous soils, fresh lands in the valleys, mountainous areas, and the banks of watercourses and roadsides. In Portugal, the severity risk is very high, so this study aimed to evaluate the nutritional and mineral contents of the green pods as a potential source for livestock feeds and soil fertilizer because, as far as we know, there is no use for this species. The seven different species of Acacia (Acacia mearnsii Link, Acacia longifolia (Andrews) Willd, Acacia melanoxylon R. Br., Acacia pycnantha Bentham, Acacia dealbata Link., Acacia retinodes Schlecht, and Acacia cyclops A. Cunn. ex G. Don fil) were evaluated. The results showed that Acacia green pods have a high protein, fibre and minerals content, especially in potassium (K), calcium (Ca) and magnesium (Mg). All species present a different profile of the studied parameters, suggesting different potentials for their future use. Near-infrared spectroscopy was a potential tool to predict the earlier quality of the Acacia green pods to better select the raw material for the different applications. MDPI 2023-04-30 /pmc/articles/PMC10180956/ /pubmed/37176911 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/plants12091853 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Pedro, Soraia I. Antunes, Carlos A. L. Horta, Carmo Pitacas, Inês Gonçalves, Joana Gominho, Jorge Gallardo, Eugenia Anjos, Ofélia Characterization of Mineral Composition and Nutritional Value of Acacia Green Pods |
title | Characterization of Mineral Composition and Nutritional Value of Acacia Green Pods |
title_full | Characterization of Mineral Composition and Nutritional Value of Acacia Green Pods |
title_fullStr | Characterization of Mineral Composition and Nutritional Value of Acacia Green Pods |
title_full_unstemmed | Characterization of Mineral Composition and Nutritional Value of Acacia Green Pods |
title_short | Characterization of Mineral Composition and Nutritional Value of Acacia Green Pods |
title_sort | characterization of mineral composition and nutritional value of acacia green pods |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10180956/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37176911 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/plants12091853 |
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